1857-59 5d chestnut with close to large margins, unused without gum, fine. SG.5, Cat. £1600. (Image)

1857-59 10d dull vermilion with close to large margins, unused without gum, fine, SG.9, Cat. £900. (Image)

1861-64 8d brown, a narrow example, lightly cancelled, rounded corner lower left. SG.32, Cat. £650. (Image)

1863-66 2d yellowish-green, lightly cancelled, the usual perforation irregularities resulting in lower left corner being slightly blunt o/w fine, SG.50d, Cat. £400. (Image)

1863-66 4d rose-carmine, unused with part o.g, a few short perfs at top o/w fine, SG.52, Cat. £900. (Image)

1885-1903 small collection of postal stationery cards incl. H & G 6, 1885 2½c on 2c used Polgahawela duplex, 1886 3c used Kandy duplex, 1886 10c used Columbo duplex, 1888 3c card bears single ring Colombo PAID mark, 1894 5c on 6c card cancelled Galle c.d.s, 1893 2c card cancelled Slave Island c.d.s, 1894 5c card with Galle c.d.s, 1895 Colombo local use 2c card bears TOO LATE boxed mark, 1896 2c card cancelled Pettah c.d.s & bears book seller's boxed purple cachet, 1896 2c card cancelled Colombo Large 'A' duplex & Kandy c.d.s (27 used & 2 unused cards). (Image)

1912-25 MCCA 20r black & red/blue, fine M, SG.319. (1) Cat. £150 (Image)

1921-32 100r dull purple & blue, fresh M lower marginal example, SG.360. (1) Cat. £2500 (Image)

1938-49 set Perf SPECIMEN (note - 5c forged SPECIMEN) fine M, SG.386s/97s. Murray Payne Cert. accompanies. (14) Cat. £650 (Image)

REVENUES 1958 Wmk Lotus Blossom on chalky paper 100r blue & 1000r pink, each UM lower left corner marginal blocks of ten, printed endorsement in lower margin of 1000r 'approved for colour by Miss G Jones 21/2/64'. Barefoot 24 & 26. (Image)